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Commission approves $470,333.70 pay request for Comanche Road bridge replacement
Summary
The McPherson County Commission approved pay request No. 3 to L & M Contractors for replacement of Bridge 100080 (Comanche Road at 10th Avenue) totaling $470,333.70 and heard a broader Public Works update on chip sealing, milling and KDOT bridge work.
The McPherson County Commission on Aug. 10 approved a pay request of $470,333.70 to L & M Contractors for the replacement of Bridge 100080 at Comanche Road and 10th Avenue.
"I ask for your approval to pay the $470,333 and the 70¢," Public Works Director David Bonhamblest said as he explained the payment is the third under the contract. Bonhamblest told the commission the total bridge cost is about $974,000 and that the deck had been poured; he said the bridge is expected to be finished by the end of September and that a ribbon-cutting or open house is likely once work is complete.
Bonhamblest walked commissioners through scheduling details and related county road work. He said chip seal operations are ongoing on County Road 699 and County Road 443 (Plum Street), milling and overlay work is scheduled on 5th Avenue, and brief staffing shortages and extreme heat have slowed progress at times. He also reported KDOT plans temporary shoring to reopen an interstate bridge by Labor Day, followed by a permanent repair expected by late October.
Commissioner S2 moved to approve the pay request; the motion carried on voice vote.
The commission did not attach additional conditions to the payment; staff said they will coordinate an opening event and provide further scheduling updates to the board and the public.
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